Sylvan Cities: An Urban Tree Guide

"Clever, pretty, fun and informative—what more can a reader ask for?" —Sara Maitland, author, Gossip From the Forest
We're surrounded in cities by trees, quiet colossuses that most of us don't know by name. Does that matter? It's certainly possible to appreciate a tree for its beauty, its shade, and its shelter without knowing whether it's an alder, an elder, a lime, or a beech. But look harder, and we begin to see the beauty beneath the bark—the tales of how trees are integral to medicine...